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• Blog / MIT Life

  So let’s build a snowman. In the moat. One of the better ideas I’ve had in a while.

  

  ’m from Michigan, so Boston cold is still no big deal. To be honest, if it ... this is that when it’s cold, it snows, which is pretty much the best. So ... , we were walking by the moat of the MIT chapel, which is just an empty

  • by Shannon M. '12
  • January 25, 2009
• Blog / MIT Life

  Life during finals season It's always darkest before the holidays.

  

  . Selected approach is to go for a long run in sub-zero weather and the sort of ... viscosity of eggs. I drink soup from a can, except that this is semantically ... . Tonight, my subconscious is in a recursive mood. I dream that I fell asleep

  • by Yan Z. '12
  • December 13, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  My First Visit I... got lost on the tour, actually...

  

  campus as a freshman. While reading these blogs is a great alternative, it ... . So the story that follows is about my first visit to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The context of my trip: New York City is a few hours

  • by Cristen C. '10
  • October 10, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  The Genesis Embrace me Blogosphere!!!!

  

  Inspired by the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Theme Song Now this is the ... Assistant Director for Minority Recruitment at MIT…..which is in Kendall Square (I know, I know….give me a break, my title is long and I’m not a

  • by Quinton McArthur
  • September 17, 2008
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  Let’s Take a Walk until orientation!

  

  Orientation is about to arrive and all of a sudden MIT will be ... maybe even meet some new friends. Orientation is just like CPW all over ... naked house" but its real name is "Tuesday." Mine makes more sense. If

  • by Snively '11
  • August 13, 2008
• Blog / Hacks

  Vespertilio No spoilers here.

  

  As I type this it is 3:28 AM. I have to be awake for work at 4:45 AM ... in for our 2 hour wait. [2 hours later] OMG guys! This is it! Batman ... understanding at MIT that if every light in the green building (both sides) is

  • by Snively '11
  • July 18, 2008
• Blog / How to Boston and Beyond

  Remember the Fourth Another reason why I'm happy I chose MIT over Stanford.

  

  . Basically, the book is about a bunch of strangers coming together to live in ... the heirs that the race is on to claim his treasure, and leaves behind a ... much intrigue and humorous dialogue (the book is quite entertaining

  • by Chris S. '11
  • July 6, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  Summer & the Coming Commencement stuff and things.

  

  freshman year, stayed on campus, that is, working with the LIGO burst team ... 've already talked about what the deal is with my research (I'm continuing from ... location was a blessing. Yesterday, it was so hot and today, it is so cold

  • by Lulu L. '09
  • June 4, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  The Scientist Questions of science, science and progress.

  

  matter how dedicated you think you are, at MIT, odds are someone else is just as committed than you are. I think this is actually a good thing, in ... ) and dissecting yeast spores. Pouring agar plates is about as exciting

  • by Paul B. '11
  • June 2, 2008
• Blog / Academics & Research

  A Day in the Life (3)… [Biochemistry] Another biochemist sharing his experience as an exchange student.

  

  , Biology as conceived by Cambridge is about knowing a vast set of facts. Moreover, this set is rather rigidly defined for undergrads; it's an old ... that tools will appear if the idea is planted in you. Learn about poetry

  • by Cambridge
  • May 13, 2008
• Blog / Events

  When Friday Arrives… A glimpse into my social life, among other things.

  

  the last problem sets I will ever do as a freshman, which is a pretty awesome feeling. All that's left to finish up this semester is the final ... . But this is MIT - what were you expecting? ;) I'm actually looking

  • by Paul B. '11
  • May 10, 2008
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  LSC: A Brief Summary [by Ashley Nash '11] Who wouldn’t want to join?

  

  now and then there will be a free showing of a movie that is either in ... . Both shows are shown once Sunday night. The format is A-A-B-B-A-B. Two ... three other guys." "Atonement" is a lovestory set in WW2 London, where a

  • by ARTalk
  • May 2, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Takin’ My Time I've got to keep on chasin' a dream...

  

  awesome as blogging is, sometimes academics comes first - specifically, I ... .020 group final project...and so on. Not to mention, the next issue of MURJ is ... hard at work getting the magazine, which is entirely student

  • by Paul B. '11
  • April 29, 2008
• Blog / Events

  The State of Things Deflated, that about sums it up.

  

  BOOM! CPW is now over and dear sweet gummy bear in the sky was it ... out today and the sky is full of clouds, it's dreary, all of the students are still in bed, broken, and there is this sense of dread

  • by Snively '11
  • April 13, 2008
• Blog / How to Human

  Don’t Neglect Your Creative Side And I don't mean the side of you that thinks up math problems while you…

  

  the meat of this post. MIT is the greatest place I know to study any ... . The low student-to-faculty ratio is definitely something you should take ... remind you that there is more to life than just differential equations and

  • by Derrick B. '08
  • March 19, 2008
• Blog / About Decisions

  After the Storm Thoughts about decisions from someone who's been there.

  

  sure there is a single "right" answer to that question. I wish I could ... , really, this is not the end of the world. I wish I could tell you all that ... important things in life is to be at peace with where you are and what you

  • by Paul B. '11
  • March 17, 2008
• Blog / Extracurriculars

  A Day In The Life [By MIDN 3/c Robert Block '10] It is 1200 on a Tuesday during IAP, and…

  

  [By MIDN 3/c Robert Block '10] It is 1200 on a Tuesday during IAP ... Club. Now it is noon time, and I have already worked for five hours, and ... encourages midshipmen to participate in on- and off-campus activities. It is

  • by ROTC
  • February 12, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Bad Ideas ...and the universities that encourage them.

  

  things. For me, there is nothing to be said for locking yourself in a room ... event. Friends, this is the Green Building, home to EAPS ... uncomfortable lecture halls at MIT: The Green Building is something like 21

  • by Karen F. '11
  • January 30, 2008
• Blog / Admissions

  FIRST Robotics Kickoff Things go into Overdrive at a reception at Dean Kamen's house.

  

  Kamen. Today is the kickoff to the FIRST Robotics season. And, as is the ... Mina '03 (who is now working for Kamen's company, DEKA), and JKim ... , winding driveway, one of the first things you see is a large wind turbine

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • January 5, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Snow(y) Day The kind of day when tea or cocoa helps in reading applications.

  

  hope you all can hear us. The idea is for everyone to take a break from ... the heating time based on the water level and ensure that there is hot ... further from the truth. It really is a joy and a privilege to read

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 3, 2007